Stove.



No. 854,605. PATENTED MAY 21, 1907. J. ROSENTHAL.

STOVE.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 15. 1905.

a SHBIETSSHEET a.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQEO JULIUS ROSENTHAL, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA,ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO MORRIS LIOHTENSTEIN, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

STOVE.

ratented May 21, 1907.

Application filed July 15,1905. Serial No. 269fl96.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS RosENTHAL, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State ofGeorgia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Stoves, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in cooking and heating stoves,and has for its object to provide a construction whereby the Walls of astove may be formed of tiling, the tiles being removably mounted so asto permit the walls to be readily formed or set up and damaged tiles tobe conveniently relaced.

Another object is to provide a sectional stove which may be easily setup for use or taken down and packed in close compass for storage ortransportation, and in which the sections are interfittingly connectedin such a manner as to form a rigid, strong and durable stove structure.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation view of a cooking stove or rangeconstructed in accordance with the invention; Fig. 2 is a centralvertical transverse section of the same; Fig. 3 is a horizontal section;Fig. 4 is a vertical front to rear section taken on a line through thecenter of the oven; Fig. 5 is a detail view showing in section theconstruction of the corner joint between the clamping strips and cornerstrips or standards 0 the main or body frame; Fig. 6 is a sectional viewthrough one of the corners of the stove bottom and the adjacent cornerstrip or standard; Fig. 7 is a view in elevation looking from theinterior toward the parts shown in Fig. 6; Fig. '7 is a section on line'7 7 of Fig. 7; Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the upper coupling andsupporting rim of the oven frame; and Fig. 9'is a detail view of aportion of the upper end of one of the corner standards, showing thelocking tongue formed thereon.

The numeral 1 in the drawings represents the bottom wall of the stovebody, which is preferably composed of a cast metallic plate, and forms acommon base for the ash pit, oven and flue passage in the body of thestove. This bottom plate is formed with a downturned marginal flange 2,at the base of which is an outwardly projecting horizontal flange 3terminating in an upwardly extending rim 4, the flange 2 and rim 4forming the inner and outer walls and the flange 3 the bottom wall of agroove or channel 5 adapted to receive the lower edges of the walls ofthe stove body, as hereinafter described. The bottom wall 1 will, ofcourse, vary in form according to the specific shape of the stove, andis provided at its corner portion with the usual keeper sockets 6 toreceive the legs 7 on which the stove is supported.

The body wall of the stove comprises front, rear and side wall sections8, 9 and 10, respectively. Each of these sections consists of arectangular metal frame composed of channeled or grooved top, bottom andend sections 12, 13 and 14 and carrying tiles 15, the tiles beingarranged in longitudinal rows with the tiles of one row breaking jointwith the tiles of adjacent rows in the ordinary manner, the marginaledges of the outer tiles fitting within the grooves or channels of theframe pieces. The tiles are held in assembled relation in the frame bylongitudinally extending retaining plates or strips 16 engaging groovesin the longitudinal edges of the tiles, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and3, and fitting at their ends in openings 17 formed in the outer walls ofthe frame pieces. These strips 16 securely hold the tiles from displacement and may be connected to the grooved or channeled side stripsor frame pieces 14 of each wall frame in any preferred manner. Bywithdrawing the strips 16 longitudinally from the wall frame, it will beapparent that the tiles held thereby will be released, thus permittingof the ready dis connection of a defective tile and the substitution ofa new tile therefor. This construction of the frame and manner ofholding the tiles therein further facilitates the application of thetiles to form the complete wall and permits of the insertion of thetiles at the point where the stove is to be set up. The front wall 8 ofthe body corresponds in all respects with the construction of the rearwall 9 and side walls 10, except that it is provided with grooved orchanneled metallic frames 18 and 19 to form the entrances to the oven,fire pot and ash pit of the stove, said frames being held in position bythe tiles and provided with suitable attachments for hingedly mountingand securing the oven, fire pot and ash pit doors 20, 21 and 22 in theusual manner.

The body walls 8, 9 and 10 fit at their lower edges in the receivingchannel or groove 5 of the bottom 1 and are held from outward movementby the rim 4. The walls are sustained at the corners of the stove bodyby vertical corner pieces or standards 23, each of which isof L-form, asshown clearly in Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 7 to provide flanges lying at rightangles to each other and adapted to lap over the end pieces 14 of theadjoining walls and hold the same from inward movement. The lower endsof the standards or corner pieces 23 fit within L-shaped slots 24 formedin the corner portions of the bottom 1 and projecting beneath the bodyof the bottom and detachably engaging keepers 25 formed or provided uponthe depending flange 2, this construction. permitting said corner piecesor standards to be lifted out of engagement with the bottom wallwhenever it is desired to take down the stove or disas semble the partsthereof for storage or transportation.

' The walls 8, 9 and 10 are connected and held in assembled relation attheir upper ends by channeled clamping or coupling pieces 26 which areequal in number to said walls and embrace the respective upper framepieces 12 thereof. Each coupling or clamping piece 26 is provided at itsends with rearwardly bent hooks 27 adapted to slidably engage tongues 28on the vertical corner pieces or standards'23, said hooks beingpreferably formed by slitting the end of the clamping piece at the pointof junction of its inner flange with its top flange or body portion andbending back the extremity of the inner flange. This is the constructionemployed when the coupling or clamping members are formed of sheetmetal, but said members may be cast, if desired, with the hooks asintegral parts thereof. After the walls 8, 9 and 10 have been placed inposition, the coupling or clamping members 26 are forced downwardthereon so as to tightly engage or embrace the upper frame pieces 12thereof and to bring the hooks 27 into engagement with the tongues 28 onthe corner pieces or standards 23, whereupon the upper portions of saidwalls will be held securely from movement and yet will be detachablyconnected to facilitate their removal when it is desired to take downthe stove. The top plate or wall 29 of the stove rests upon the upperends of the corner pieces or standards 23 and is provided with adownturned marginal flange 30 to frictionally engage the outer flangesof the coupling or clamping pieces 26, the top when applied thusreinforcing and staying the fastening connections at the upper ends ofthe body walls. The top may be provided with any desired number offuelor pot holes in accordance with any of the accepted designs.

The interior of the stove body is divided or partitioned to form an ovenchamber 31, a fire pot 32 and ash pit 33. The oven chamber 1s formed bya bottom wall 34,- a rear wall 35, side walls 35 and a top wall 36, eachof which walls is formed of a rectangular channeled frame 37 and acontained body of tiles 38. These tiles may be cemented or otherwisesecured together, or detachably fastened in the frame in the mannershown and described with relation to the body walls 8, 9 and 10. Thefront wall of the oven is, of course, formed by the adjacent portion ofthe front wall 8 of the stove body, and said oven is accessible throughthe opening in the frame 18 and closed by the door 20. The bottom wall34 of the oven rests upon the bottom 1 of the stove body and is heldfrom movement in either direction by the wall 8 and the walls 35 and 35,which latter are, respectively, held in position at their lower edges bya retaining strip or flange 39 and retaining strips or flanges 40 and 41carried by the bottom 1. The front edges of the side walls 35 may alsobe stayed and braced by fitting them within channeled retaining strips40 fixed to the front wall 8 of the stove body. The walls 35 and 35 are0011- nected and held in assembled relation at their upper ends by athree-sided clamping and supporting rim 42 which is grooved or channeledto form a clasp to fit down upon the upper edges of said walls, asclearly shown in Fig. 2, and is provided with an inwardly extendingflange 43 forming a seat support for the upper wall 36. The tiled wallsof the oven give a desired ornamental finish thereto, and in practicethese tiles may be formed of some suitable plastic material which willfreely conduct heat so that the interior of the oven may be heated byradiation from the fire pot, ash pit and surrounding flue in the body ofthe stove. The mode of supporting the Walls of the oven in position alsopermits of their ready detachment when it is desired to take down thestove, and their ready assemblage in setting up the stove. The forwardends of the sides of the rim 42 are provided with apertured tongues 44which may be secured by screws or other suitable fastenings to somesuitable portion of the frame of the wall 8 to hold. said rim inposition. The fire pot 32 and ash pit 33 are formed by front, side andrear Walls 45, 45 and 46 respectively, of fire brick or clay suitablycemented, or otherwise secured together. The side walls 45. are composedof upper and lower sections spaced to admit between them channeledguides 47 secured, respectively, to the inner side wall 35 of the ovenand the adjacent side Wall. 10 of the stove body to receive the grate48, the grate slidably engaging said guides so that it may be appliedand overlapping walls at the "meeting edges thereremoved by sliding itin and out through the opening in the frame 19. If desired, however, theguide member 47 may be secured to the adjacent rear corner strips orstandards 23.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction of the stove and mode of settingup and taking down the same will be readily understood, and it will beseen that a sectional stove is provided which is simple of constructionand may be readily set up for use and taken down and packed in closecompass for storage or transportation. It will also be seen that theconstruction ermits of the effective use of tiles in the wal s of thestove, and that the walls may be readily removed to permit of thedetachment of a damaged tile and the substitution of a new tiletherefor, thus adapting the walls to be conveniently repaired whenoccasion re quires. The tiles may be plain or ornamen tal, or acombination of plain and ornamental tiles may be employed to impart adesired finish to the stove to suit the taste or fancy of themanufacturer or user. The essential features of the invention may beembodied in a cooking or heating stove of any desired shape.

A stove constructed in accordance with my invention may not only bemanufactured at small cost and conveniently repaired, but in itssimplest form is highly attractive and durable.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. A stove comprising a base, a plurality of overlapping independenttiled Walls detachably connected at their lower ends with the base,corner-standards rising from the base and detachably connected thereto,said standards being of angular form to bear against the sides of theoverlapping walls at the meeting edges thereof and provided with hookedlocking members, channeled coupling pieces engaging the upper edges ofthe walls and provided with hooked locking members to interlock with thesaid locking members on the standards, and a top supported by the tiledWalls.

2. A stove comprising a rectangular body formed of a bottom having areceiving channel, said bottom being also provided with receivingsockets, overlapping independent walls slidably fitted at their lowerends in the channel of the bottom, each of said walls comprising an openchanneled frame having a body of tiles arranged therein and having theirfaces exposed therethrough, angular corner-standards detachably fittedat their lower ends in the sockets of the bottom and arranged to bearagainst the sides of the of, channeled coupling strips embracing theupper edges of the walls and having a detachable interlockingconnection'fat the corners of the stove body with each other and withthe corner-standards, and a top resting on and supported by saidcoupling strips and standards.

3. A stove comprising a base, aplurality of overlapping independenttiled walls, each of said walls being detachably fitted at its loweredge in the base and being complete in itself and comprising a boundaryframe having a contained body of tiles arranged in rows and detachablyfitted therein, cornerstandards detachably connected at their lower endswith the base and bearing against the sides of the overlapping walls atthe meeting edges thereof, channeled coupling members fastening theupper edges of the walls and detachably connected with thecorner-standards, and a top supported upon the upper ends of said wallsand the cornerstandards.

4. A stove comprising a base having a receiving channel, a plurality ofoverlapping independent tiled walls inserted at their lower edges insaid channel, each of said Walls being complete in itself and comprisinga boundary frame having a body of tiles detachably arranged in rowstherein, cornerstandards projecting upwardly from the base and removablyconnected at their lower ends thereto, said standards being arranged tobear against the sides of the overlapping walls at the meeting edgesthereof, coupling members extending longitudinally of and engaging theupper edges of the walls and connected at their ends with thecorner-standards, and a top supported upon the upper ends of said wallsand corner-standards.

5. A stove comprising a base having a receiving channel, a plurality ofindependent overlapping tiled walls slid ably fitted at their lower endsin the channel, each wall being complete in itself and comprising aboundary frame having a body of tiles arranged in rows and removablymounted therein, corner-standards slidably fitted at their lower ends inthe base and bearing against the sides of the overlapping walls at themeeting edges thereof, channeled coupling pieces slidably fitted uponthe upper ends of the walls and having a slid'able interlockingengagement with the corner-standards, and a top supported upon thewalls.

- In testimony whereof, I afiiX my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JULIUS ROSENTHAL.

Witnesses:

WINFIELD JoNEs, l/VALTER E. ORMOND.

